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United States Patent | 5,263,509 |
Cherry ,   et al. | November 23, 1993 |
The utility conduits (electric conductors and water conduit) of a door mounted dispenser are conducted from below the cabinet to the inside of the door through an inflexible tube. One section of tube rests on a shelf under the refrigerator cabinet and a second section of the tube projects into the bottom of the door in free-standing relationship to the door. The lengths of the tube sections assure that the second section stays in the door without the need of any mechanical connection between the tube and door.
Inventors: | Cherry; David N. (Louisville, KY); Haynes; Gary L. (Louisville, KY); Virgin; Stephen P. (Louisville, KY) |
Assignee: | General Electric Company (Louisville, KY) |
Appl. No.: | 974534 |
Filed: | November 12, 1992 |
Current U.S. Class: | 137/343; 62/338; 62/339; 312/401 |
Intern'l Class: | F16L 003/00 |
Field of Search: | 62/339,338 137/343,899.1,580 312/401 |
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